CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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basket fern in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
- definition giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
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basket fish in CommonParlance
- definition any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
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basket flower in CommonParlance
- definition annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
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basket hilt in CommonParlance
- definition a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
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basket oak in CommonParlance
- definition medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
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basket rummy in CommonParlance
- definition a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
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basket spikemoss in CommonParlance
- definition spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
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basket star in CommonParlance
- definition any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
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basket weave in CommonParlance
- definition a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket
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basket willow in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
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basket-handle arch in CommonParlance
- definition a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
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basket-shaped in CommonParlance
- definition shaped like a basket
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basketball in CommonParlance
- definition a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
- definition an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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basketball backboard in CommonParlance
- definition a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
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basketball clinic in CommonParlance
- definition a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
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basketball coach in CommonParlance
- definition a coach of basketball players
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basketball court in CommonParlance
- definition the court on which basketball is played
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basketball equipment in CommonParlance
- definition sports equipment used in playing basketball
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basketball game in CommonParlance
- definition a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
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basketball hoop in CommonParlance
- definition horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
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basketball league in CommonParlance
- definition a league of basketball teams
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basketball play in CommonParlance
- definition a play executed by a basketball team
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basketball player in CommonParlance
- definition an athlete who plays basketball
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basketball score in CommonParlance
- definition the score in a basketball game
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basketball season in CommonParlance
- definition the season when basketball is played